viernes, 18 de diciembre de 2015

Thank you for your outstanding response to our WCPT Look Forward Together polls in recent weeks. As you know, this consultation will inform WCPT's strategic plan for 2016-2021, and your input so far has been very important to us.

We would now like you to participate in a more detailed survey to provide your views on WCPT's objectives, roles and relationships as well as your thoughts on WCPT's name.

A WCPT news story published today reports on the findings of poll 3 which closed last Friday. You may be interested to know that there were 933 responses and the areas that respondents would most like to see as WCPT work streams are:

promoting the valuable contribution of PT across the lifespan in different service settings

direct access/self-referral

working with and influencing other professionals and decision makers

professional autonomy

pay and working conditions

You can read WCPT President Emma Stokes' perspective on the survey in her blog post and learn the point of view of Marcus Dripps, President of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, on the consultation in a recent video. "It gives us a chance to shape the global future of the profession," he says.

The survey will remain open until 9th January. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note: WCPT member organisations, subgroups and networks are being contacted formally with links to a survey specifically designed for them to provide one organisational response each.

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Last week the third online poll was launched for the WCPT Look Forward Together consultation – this is your opportunity to tell us your opinion on what the Confederation's priorities should be for the years 2016-2021.

The poll will take just five minutes to complete and includes translations into French and Spanish: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NG8TJZR. Volunteers are translating the poll into a number of languages to be used next to the online version. A Turkish translation is available at http://bit.ly/1jnPeRD

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WHPA award for interprofessional collaborative practice

The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling for nominations for the WHPA Award in Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. The award aims to "recognise an outstanding interprofessional team that has worked to improve patients' health through interprofessional collaborative healthcare."

The team should include at least three different health professions, at least two of which should be represented within WHPA, ie dentists, medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists. Any health care setting will be considered and any field of collaborative practice is eligible.

WCPT South America Region: IV Congreso WCPT-SAR will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina 9-10 June 2016. To view the congress topics and to register go to: www.congresowcpt-sar.org (deadline for early bird rate 31st January 2016).

European Region of WCPT: the call for abstracts and registration are now open for the ER-WCPT Congress: www.liverpool2016.com. The deadline for abstract submission is 29th February 2016. The congress will take place in Liverpool, UK 11-12 November 2016.

The ER-WCPT Scientific Committee is currently recruiting potential reviewers of platform and poster abstracts, if you are interested in signing up go to: www.liverpool2016.com/abstracts.

International Neurophysiotherapy Conference: the WCPT subgroup, the International Neurological Physical Therapy Association (INPA) and ACPIN are hosting a conference in London, UK 17th-18th March 2016. The deadline for abstract submission is 7th December. To find out more or to register go to: www.acpin.net.

Free peer-reviewed research publications

One of WCPT's continuing education partners, Educata, has made several peer-reviewed research publications freely available to download. Recent papers added include topics such as:

cavitation sounds during cervical manipulation

sports-related extensor carpi ulnaris pathology

prevalence and correlates of dizziness in community-dwelling older people

On Saturday 5th December, people from across the world will rally together to celebrate Patient Solidarity Day and declare that healthcare is a human right.

The World Health Organization states that every person has 'the right to the highest attainable standard of health'. To mark the day the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO) has produced a toolkit of resources and logos along with a list of ideas on how to get involved.

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The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is a registered charity in the UK, no. 234307

jueves, 5 de noviembre de 2015

Tell us what you think are the main issues affecting the profession in your country

What do you think are the main issues affecting the physical therapy profession in your country? Is it status, autonomy, pay and working conditions… or something else entirely?

WCPT today launches the second of its online polls gathering opinion from member organisations and the physical therapy community to inform its new strategic plan to the year 2021. This is part of the WCPT Look Forward Together consultation, launched last month.

The new online poll asks about the more challenging issues for the profession. It will take only five minutes to complete and you can access it at:

Esther Munalula Nkandu, WCPT Board member from Africa, has encouraged member organisations and physical therapists around the world to take part in the polls and get involved in the WCPT Look Forward Together consultation.

"The strategic plan is going to be owned by WCPT, and the consultation process is very important so that we know what physical therapists want to be achieved," she said. "Engaging many physical therapists from all regions and different member organisations and countries brings varied perspectives into the planning process."

The first online poll, asking about the main opportunities for the profession, has so far gathered 737 responses – and there is still time to complete poll 1. Eighty six per cent of the people who have completed the first poll were responding as individuals, and 14 per cent on behalf of WCPT member organisations. The majority (39%) have come from Europe, and the United States, India, Portugal and Canada are the countries providing most responses.

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Once again, World Physical Therapy Day has been a huge success with celebrations taking place around the world. Thank you to all WCPT member organisations and physical therapists who have sent in their reports about activities held to celebrate the day. This year's "Fulfilling potential" message was enthusiastically taken up around the world and used as the focus of the day.

Have your say in the strategic direction for WCPT and take part in our poll.

Earlier this week WCPT launched the first of a series of online polls to gain opinion from member organisations and the physical therapy community. This is part of the WCPT Look Forward Together consultation, and will inform a new strategic plan to determine the Confederation's direction to the year 2021.

The first poll asks: "What do you see as the most exciting opportunities for physical therapy?"

The draft of the revised CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects is now open for public consultation. A review of the guidelines by physical therapists would help to ensure that the new draft meets the needs of physical therapists and the subjects of their research.

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martes, 27 de octubre de 2015

Take part in our poll and tell us your view on the opportunities for the profession

WCPT today launches the first of a series of online polls to gain opinion from member organisations and the physical therapy community. This is part of the WCPT Look Forward Together consultation, and will inform a new strategic plan to determine the Confederation's direction to the year 2021.

The first poll asks: "What do you see as the most exciting opportunities for physical therapy?" The online survey will take under five minutes to complete and can be accessed here:

"We want as many people as possible to complete this poll," said Margot Skinner, WCPT Vice President. "There are so many opportunities facing the profession around the world, and the results of this poll will help the WCPT Executive Board to get a feel for the issues that matter most to the profession globally."

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WCPT has begun a major new conversation with the world of physical therapy to gather ideas on how the Confederation can continue to serve the needs of its member organisations and the profession globally over the next five years.

The United Nations has formally adopted a new agenda for sustainable development, with a set of 17 global goals to end poverty, fight inequality, bring good health and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.

The World Health Organization has published a new framework for public health action on ageing around the world, rejecting the stereotype of older people as frail and dependent. At the same time, it is consulting on a new action plan on ageing and health – and WCPT is encouraging physical therapists to take part.

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